The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Buffalo Field Office (BFO) will host two public meetings seeking public participation in the Interstate 90 (I-90) Corridor Travel Management Plan (TMP), a component of the Buffalo Resource Management Plan implementation strategy.

The goal of these efforts along the I-90 corridor is to provide recreational opportunities, designate routes that meet the needs of authorized users (i.e. grazing permitees, rights-of-way), facilitate reclamation of coal bed natural gas infrastructure, protect natural and cultural resources and improve safety. This effort also seeks to improve wildlife habitat and big game hunting opportunities. The travel management plan will specify which routes will be designated for motorized use by general members of the public, additional routes that will be designated only for administrative use under a permit or authorization, and also identify routes that will be closed and reclaimed.

The public is invited to attend and participate in the following meetings:

Date

Location

Time

June 17, 2014

Buffalo Field Office 1425 Fort Street Buffalo, Wyoming

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

June 18, 2014

Campbell County Library 2101 South 4-J Road Gillette, Wyoming

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Meetings will be an open format running from 5 to 7 p.m. BLM will have maps available for the public to identify potential transportation routes for public use, administrative use, and closure. BLM resource specialists will also be available to visit with individual members of the public. The meetings are part of a 30-day public outreach that continues through June 30, 2014.

Comments may be submitted in writing to the Buffalo Field Office 1425 Fort Street Buffalo, Wyo. 82834 or to Buffalo_WYmail@blm.gov (please use “Attn: I-90 Travel Management Plan” in the subject line) by June 30, 2014.

For more information, please contact the Buffalo Field Office at (307) 684-1100.

The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM's mission is to manage and conserve the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations under our mandate of multiple-use and sustained yield. In Fiscal Year 2013, the BLM generated $4.7 billion in receipts from public lands.